A note passed among seatmates during the alleged incident. Courtesy of Faraaz Sareshwala Google software engineer Faraaz Sareshwala said his wife was assaulted on a Southwest flight to Phoenix. In a thread of tweets, he called out Southwest Airlines for not reprimanding the man he said is responsible. The Phoenix Police Department handed the case […]
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A man charged in the assault of a flight attendant on an American Airlines plane had to be restrained by fellow passengers and cuffed to a seat
Alexander Tung Cuu Le was charged with one count of interference with flight crew members and attendants. Barrie Livingstone Passengers helped crew to restrain a 33-year-old man on an American Airlines flight on Wednesday. Alexander Tung Cuu Le, 33, has been charged with one count of interference with flight crew members. He has been permanently […]
United Airlines threatens to stop services at New York’s JFK airport unless federal regulators let it run more flights there
United Airlines has been urging the Federal Aviation Administration to allow it more runway slots at New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport. Mark Mainz/Getty Images United Airlines said it would halt operations at JFK Airport if it doesn't get more flights. It had leased many of its slots to Delta Air Lines when leaving […]
American Airlines has lost more bags in 2022 than any other US airline — see the full list
Unclaimed luggage piles up at London Heathrow Airport on July 8. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images. US airlines have "mishandled" over 1.4 million bags since the beginning of this year. American Airlines was ranked as having the worst mishandled baggage rate out of all US carriers. Travelers are sharing horror stories about luggage lost amid […]
American Airlines staff didn’t let an unaccompanied minor buy food during a layover
An American Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Massimo Insabato/Getty Images A teenager traveling alone for the first time was not allowed to buy food on a layover. He was told by staff to stay with the group despite seeking permission multiple times. He was left hungry on a near-two hour layover due to likely "staff shortages", […]
These airlines have canceled and delayed the most flights so far in 2022
Only 62.08% of JetBlue Airways' scheduled flights arrived on time in the first half of 2022. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images The 17 biggest US airlines canceled 3.20% of domestic flights between January and June. During the same time last year, they only canceled 1.58%, DOT data shows. Republic Airways, which operates some services for American, Delta, and […]
Airlines pledged to buy carbon offsets to slow warming, but that’s not enough
Enlarge / An Airbus SE A380 aircraft operated by Qantas Airways Ltd. approaches to land at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (credit: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Air travel is a major source of carbon pollution, and currently, there’s no real way to stop it (short of grounding flights). Jet […]
Turkmenistan Airlines: All flights to and from the UK SUSPENDED – is your route affected?
Turkmenistan Airlines routes to the UK have been suspended to the UK in a decision enacted with immediate effect. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has taken away the firm’s right to operate across the European Union, including from terminals in Birmingham and London’s Heathrow. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority told how its chartered routes […]
Nightmare Hawaiian Airlines Flight Spends 3 Hours Airborne Flying LAX to LAX to… LAX
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Family Kicked off American Airlines Flight After Complaints About Body Odor
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